U23 World League

Stadion
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnaldo Johansson kicked off to start the match. Isidoro Valentine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marciano Maxin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejandro Igon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Isidoro Valentine. DZ Blue's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fabricio Martxot might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Isidoro Valentine. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabricio Martxot ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 17th minute of the match Raimundo Primo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Isidoro Valentine skillfully saved the ball. 19 minutes into the game, Sportivo Ben Hur's Fabricio Martxot nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isidoro Valentine made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 28 minutes in the game Raimundo Primo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Felix Malvin. A collision led to DZ Blue getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Daniel Hamnberg hit a great ball. After 33 played minutes DZ Blue got a freekick which was hit by Mikael Söderqwist. Isidoro Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Maxin, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Isidoro Valentine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Martxot in the 36th minute of the match. Fabricio Martxot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoro Valentine having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marciano Maxin in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isidoro Valentine saved DZ Blue from getting behind. 46 minutes in the game Felix Malvin did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jimeno Lizbeth. The DZ Blue players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sportivo Ben Hur were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marciano Maxin to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Marciano Maxin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to DZ Blue getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Daniel Hamnberg hit a great ball. With a little luck, DZ Blue's Isidoro Valentine got control of the ball when Marciano Maxin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Marciano Maxin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isidoro Valentine was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Fabricio Martxot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Isidoro Valentine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. DZ Blue's Ola Holmgren was substituted for Arnaldo Johansson. Fabricio Martxot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isidoro Valentine having to interfere. After 70 minutes, Sigvard Kinell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DZ Blue and the Sportivo Ben Hur players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute, Alejandro Igon fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Rudolf Almqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 73rd match minute, DZ Blue was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mikael Söderqwist to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 77 minutes, Bruno Maraman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Maraman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marciano Maxin had several of the DZ Blue's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 81 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Isidoro Valentine as he didn't even see the shot coming. Abelardo Cristofor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ola Holmgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the game, Daniel Hamnberg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DZ Blue's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Ben Hur the free kick. Daniel Hamnberg hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Isidoro Valentine acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 93rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Raimundo Primo.